No Crashing!
23 days left until my next race. I crashed about 20 days before my half-ironman race in Florida. I don't want a repeat!! I will be doing the 5430 Boulder Long Course (half-ironman) event. I can't wait. I know several people who are doing the race. I am starting to get a little nervous. I know I can do better than my last race, but there are a few obstacles. 1) Boulder has hills. Florida Doesn't. 2) I will be able to wear a wetsuit. 3) I hope my running performance will be better. 4) Better hydration 5) Already experienced a race at this distance.

I could go on and on, but I will stop at 5. I need to start thinking about a plan for what I do after this race. I have three things sorta planned. 1) Complete a century ride, 2) Finish Denver Half/Full Marathon, 3) Volunteer for the 24 hours of triathlon event.

I also will be signing up to raise money for the Challenged Athlete Foundation (CAF). It will be a new avenue for me, but it sounds great. I have met one challenged athlete, Joe, while I was biking last Saturday. He told me that CAF is a good organization. I will keep you posted.

What else...

I might be changing my blog site? Any opinions? I am on my Journey to Ironman in 2008. I feel that my blog needs a name change. ironeric.blogspot.com seems easier to remember. With this new format, I am thinking of the ways I have blog entries. I blog every workout I do. That is tough. I am a Silver member at BeginnerTriathlete.com. There is a section where it will keep track of all your workouts in a much easier fashion. Daily blog entries are great...but with Ironman training...its going to be tough.

Swim
Warm up: 400 swim,
6 x 50 w/ 15 sec rest (59.34, 59.56, 58.28, 58.23, 58.89, 57.37)
Main: 10 x 100 @ 1000 Time Trial pace w/ 15 sec rest
100's: 1:55.82, 2:00.03, 2:06.35, 2:03.19, 2:05.17, 2:07.18, 2:00.91, 2:04.98, 2:01.14, 1:51.79
Average 100: 2:01.66
1,000m time: 20:16.56
Cool down: 100m
Total: 1,800 meters

A really good day at the pool. My average 100 pace was awesome. I felt pretty good and my I kept the rest to a max of 15 seconds. I have always struggled with the rest thing, but not lately. I have no time to dink around.

Run
Time: 39:15
Distance: 5.22 miles
Pace: 7:31/mile